While experienced travelers delight in the purchase of cheap airplane tickets and discount travel packages, many travelers get frustrated by the long security checkpoint lines they face at major U.S. airports. The Registered traveler program Clear was relaunched last week under new management which, for a fee, will provide passengers priority access to security checkpoints.
Clear has been taken over by privately held Alclear. Clear is initially operating at Orlando International Airport and charges members $179 per year for front of the line privileges at security checkpoints.
Travelers wishing to join must submit their fingerprints and have their iris scanned by Clear which then biometrically confirms their identities at checkpoints using Clears machines.
The Denver airport is expected to be announced as the second airport Clear will be operating out of soon.
Orlando was the launch airport for an earlier version of Clear in 2005 which was operated by Verified Identity Pass. Verified Identity eventually declared bankruptcy, closing its operations at 23 airports. No fees were refunded to those whose memberships were valid when bankruptcy was declared.
Alclear has stated that it will honor the remaining terms of any Clear membership which had not expired when Verified Identity went out of business. Those travelers remaining memberships will commence once Clear returns to their home airport or when they use their card at any airport that offers the service, whichever comes first.
Alclear has only one competitor at the moment, iQueue, which operates under a similar model out of the Indianapolis International airport. These programs do not honor each others memberships.
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